Leitzins: der, die or das?
derLeitzins
Key interest rate
Short answer: Leitzins takes the article der (der Leitzins). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “key interest rate” in English.
Leitzins: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Key interest rate
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Leitzins take der?
Leitzins is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Zins → der Leitzins.
See the article rules →Leitzins in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Leitzins |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Leitzins |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Leitzins |
More words ending in -zins
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
